Kevin Brooks 
Kissing the Rain 

Moo Nelson walks through life alone with his eyes down, avoiding the rain – being pushed and laughed at by others – and wishing things were different. Until the night he sees a car chase – and a murder … Or does he? What is the truth and who wants to know? It seems a lot of people do – the police, the lawyers, the bullies at school, and one very bad guy indeed. Moo must decide between truth and lies and he must do it soon, before someone else gets hurt …